Timothy Pickering journal entries and letter to George Washington, 1791-1792.

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Timothy Pickering journal entries and letter to George Washington, 1791-1792.

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Two pages from Pickering's journal, 15 and 17 July 1791, regarding his meetings in council with the Six Nations; and his letter to President George Washington, 21 Mar. 1792, advising the president to limit the object of the chiefs' visit to Philadelphia to the "time and manner of introducing among them the knowledge of farming, of smith's & carpenter's work, of spinning & weaving, and of reading and writing."

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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